Preserving your memories is something that you need to start doing today, this will have an unmeasurable value to your loved ones, and this needs to be in a place like FamilyArc in which you know that everything is preserved in a safe environment, in your digital archive.

Do you have boxes of photos, home videos, old letters, and other important documents stored in your attic? Many of these items deteriorate over time, which is why it’s important to start preserving them now. This ebook provides general guidelines for organizing your artifacts for long-term preservation, as well as specific directions for preparing your items for digitizing by FamilyArc’s expert artifact team. It is split into four main sections: photos, documents, audio/video, and physical artifacts. Each section covers two main points:

1) what to include and.

2) how to organize.

What to Include

FamilyArc marketplace provides digitization services for a variety of media types. Examples may include newspaper clippings, journals, printed photos, scrapbooks, cassettes, and VHS tapes. Please see each of the four sections in this ebook for a complete list of possible media to digitize. (All External verified vendors)

How to Organize

When working with FamilyArc marketplace to digitize and preserve your artifacts, you will receive one or more archival boxes. Inside each box, you’ll find organizational envelopes; a sealable, plastic bag; packing tape; and a return shipping label for your convenience. Before returning your artifacts to FamilyArc, organize them into categories and label each envelope with the category name and number of items included. The categories you choose will be used for naming folders on your archive and will ensure that our team is able to digitize and upload your items as quickly and efficiently as possible. (Each negotiation is between vendor and client).